When she left Australia in 2010 to wander the world as a freelance editor, it wasn’t the first time Robyn Flemming had shed an old skin for a new one. Now nearing sixty, she packed her laptop, clothes for different climates, a favourite pair of orange knickers and a well-used corkscrew. Was her decision to risk everything yet again an act of faith or of folly? Would she find the courage to change herself and not just her situation?
SKINFUL: A Memoir of Addiction is about the questions we ask at life’s turning points: Who am I? What life do I want to live? Reissued in 2024 by Golden Grrrl Books, this engrossing memoir sends a strong message of hope.